AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Report for Friday, 1/19/24

National Average Price for Regular Unleaded Current: $3.866; Month Ago: $3.862; Year Ago: $3.698. National Average Price for Diesel Current: $4.549; Month Ago: $4.327; Year Ago: $4.989.

American Dollar to Canadian Dollar = 0.785249; American Dollar to Chinese Yuan = 0.157918; American Dollar to Euro = 1.193254; American Dollar to Japanese Yen = 0.009150; American Dollar to Mexican Peso = 0.052048.

American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 2.8% in August after decreasing 1.5% in July. In August, the index equaled 119 (2015=100) versus 115.8 in July. “Tonnage snapped back in August after a weaker than expected July,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello. “With the economy in transition to slower growth and changing consumer patterns, we may see more volatility in the months ahead. But the good news is that we continue to witness areas of freight growth in consumer spending and manufacturing, which is helping to offset the weakness in new home construction.”